Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Ayoola Oguntade and Juliet Eko emerged winner of the competition for the Senior and Junior school categories respectively carting home the ultimate cash prize of N1million each.
The 1st and 2nd runner ups in each category went home with N750k and N500k respectively
At the event held at the Just Media Studios, Ogba, Lagos state, parents and teachers of the contestants from different schools gathered to witness the grand finale. Among the special guests were the Registrar of National Examination Council, (NECO), Professor Charles Uwakwe, Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria, Mr. Olivier Thiry, Category Manager, Dairy, Promasidor, Mr. Abiodun Ayodeji, and many others.
One of the highlights of the show was when Oluwatunmise Idowu, a 13 year old student of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State came up for her special recognition award.
The overall winner of 2016 Cowbellpedia, Ayoola and Juliet are both students of The Ambassadors College Ota, Ogun State, a school which has a long history of dominating the competition.At the event held at the Just Media Studios, Ogba, Lagos state, parents and teachers of the contestants from different schools gathered to witness the grand finale. Among the special guests were the Registrar of National Examination Council, (NECO), Professor Charles Uwakwe, Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria, Mr. Olivier Thiry, Category Manager, Dairy, Promasidor, Mr. Abiodun Ayodeji, and many others.
One of the highlights of the show was when Oluwatunmise Idowu, a 13 year old student of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State came up for her special recognition award.
Oluwatunmise had earlier won the Cowbellpedia 60 Seconds of Fame online contest through which she beat thousands of others to correctly solve tough mathematics questions in only 60 seconds.
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